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G. W. FAIRMAN.

RAIL FASTENING AND TIE.

' APPLICATION FILED JMLBI, 19x3.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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RAIL FASTENING ANDTIE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GIBSON w. FAIRMAN, on NORTH PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET coUNTY, NEW JERSEY.

Application filed January 31, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GIBSON W. FAIRMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of North Plainfield township, in the county of Somerset and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Rail Fastening and Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in rail fastenings and ties, and has for an object to provide an improved fastening and tie structure which will co-act for holding rails properly in place, and which will allow the rails to be quickly and easily applied and removed at any time, or will'allow any of the ties to be disconnected from the rail without molesting the next adjacent ties.

A further object of the invention is to provide a concrete tie suitably reinforced and formed with rail clamps or fastening members embedded in the tie and connected with the reinforcements thereof, the fastening means including a suitable chair or base upon which the rails are adapted to be placed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tie structure formed of concrete having reinforcements extending therethrough and a pair of rail fastening members comprising a large body around which the concrete is cast, formed with a base portion including a socket for receiving the base of the rail and a bracing member for bracing one edge of the rail.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a tie formed with a body and a pair of rail supporting and fastening members associated with means for positively preventing the spreading or movement of the rail fastening means in respect to each other.

In carrying out the objects of the invention, a tie structure is formed, cast of concrete, with any desired form of reinforcements, preferably a plurality of reinforcing bars, extending from one end to the other, these bars preferably passing through a pair of rail supports and clamps. These rail supports and clamps are formed with a body having several depending fins so as to hold the same steady in the concrete and to properly brace the socket portion of the fastener so that the rail when placed thereon will be properly held in position and supported, and the strain evenly distributed over a large surface. Extending upwardly Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916. Serial No. 745,363.

from one side of the Socket is a bracing member which overhangs part of the socket portion so as to engage the web of the rail and brace the same. In each tie the supporting and clamping members are preferably arranged therein so that the bracing lugs extend in the same direction. This is advantageous in that it will allow the rails to be easily applied and removed, or allow any one tieto be easily removed in case the same becomes broken or it is desired for ny reason to remove the same. In arrang mg ties in a roadbed the ties are arranged so that the rail bracing lugs or members of one tie will extend in an opposite direction to the next adjacent tie.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying draw- 1ngs forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section through a tie and rail fastener therefor, embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan View of a plurality of ties and rails connected therewith; Fig. 3 is a section through Fig. 1 approximately on the line 33; Fig. 4: is a sectional view through Fig. 1 approximately on the line H; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a tie and fastener disclosing a slightly modified form of the invention; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail perspective view of a slightlymodified form of rail support and fastener and connecting and reinforcing bars.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a tie formed of concrete having a plurality of reinforcing members 2 which may be of any kind, as for instance, rods extending substantially from one end of the tie to the other. In each of the ties 1 is arranged a pair of rail supports and fasteners 3 (Fig. 2). Each of these rail supports is provided with a bracing lug 4:, the bracing lugs arranged on each tie extending in the same direction so that when the ties are arranged on the'roadbed as shown in Fig. 2, the lugs 4 of each successive tie are caused to extend in an opposite direction, whereby the rails are held in position without the use of spikes, bolts, or other more or less cumbersome securing means.

The tie 1 may be made of any desired length, thickness, and breadth, but is preferably made of the standard size of the ordinary tie now in use. Any desired number of reinforcing members 2 may be used, that shown being three, which are arranged in any desired manner in the concrete, preferably arranged so as to project through the rail supports and fasteners 3, as shown in Figs. 3 and I. In forming the fasteners 8, the same are formed in any desired manner of metal, and are provided with a body 5 which on its upper surface is formed with a socket 6 and on the lower part is formed with webs 7 and 8, designed to help steady and brace the body 5. In addition, these webs assist in distributing the strain throughout the tie. In addition to the webs 7 and 8, as shown in Fig. 1, laterally extending portions 9 and 10 are provided, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, which are substantially webs or projections of the body 5. Also in addition to these members, a depending anchoring member 11 is provided, which may be made of any desired shape, preferably square or tapered. In forming the body 5, a projection 12 is provided on one side of the socket 6, and on the opposite side is arranged a stop 4 which is slightly curved up at 13 so as to permit the base of the rail to be readily'inserted or sprung into position. A pair of bearing extensions 14 are provided on lug 4 so as to bear against the lower edge of the web and also the upper edge of the web, and the bottom of the ball of the rail. This arrangement prevents any tendency of the base of the rail to jump out of the socket 6 and also braces the ball of the rail against tilting.

In Fig. 5 a slightly modified form of the invention is shown, in which similar reference numerals will be used for similar parts. In this form of the invention the body 5 is out off at 15 whereby no anchoring member 11 is presented. If desired, the line 15 could be flush with the bottom of the tie or be recessed therefrom so as to be covered to a certain extent by concrete.

In Fig. 6 a slightly modified form of the invention is disclosed, in which the support and fastener 8 is made hollow and with a plurality of apertures 16 for accommodating the respective reinforcing bars 17, 18 and 19. Each of these bars is provided with lugs 20 and 21 set at an angle to each other. These lugs may be made integral with the bars or formed separate and connected therewith in any manner. In order to properly insert the bars into the body of the support 3, the apertures 16 are each provided with radiating slots or ways 22. After the respective reinforcing bars have been placed in position and caused to extend the desired distance beyond the support 3, they are rotated for part of a revolution so as not to register with the radiating slots or openings 22, whereby the rail supports 3 are prevented from spreading. This is of considerable advantage as occasionally the concrete of a tie may be faulty or may become broken. By providing the reinforcing bars 17, 18,

and 19 and associated parts, the rail supports and fasteners 3 will be held against spreading regardless of the action of the concrete. It is to be understood, of course, that the concrete body is to be cast around or over the reinforcing bars shown in Fig. 6 in a similar manner to the way the concrete is cast in Fig. 1. The showing of the support and fastener 3 in Fig. 6 is of the same shape as that shown in Fig. 1, but is formed preferably hollow so as to lighten the structure, though if desired, the same could be made solid.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a tie of the class described a concrete body and a pair of rail supports and fasteners associated with said body for supporting and holding in place a pair of rails, each of said supporting members being formed with a rail receiving socket and with a depending anchor pro ecting below said concrete body.

2. In a tie of the class described, a pair of rail supports and clamps, each of said rail supports and clamps comprising a body having a rail receiving socket and a depending anchoring extension, and a tie body connecting said rail supports and clamps.

3. A tie for railways comprising a body and a pair of rail supports and fasteners, each of said rail supports and fasteners comprising a body formed with a socket for receiving the base of a rail, a plurality of substantially radial flanges extending from said body for bracing and steadying the body, and a depending anchoring member.

4:. In a tie and rail support and fastener of the class described, a concrete body, a plurality of reinforcing bars extending longitudinally of said body formed with a plurality of lugs extending therefrom at diflerent angles, a pair of metallic rail supports and fasteners formed with apertures for accommodating said reinforcing bars and with slots for permitting the passage of said lugs.

5. In a tie of the class described, a pair of rail supports and fasteners for receiving and supporting in place a pair of rails, each of said supports being formed with a rail receiving socket having an anchoring member, a pair of webs extending from the bottom of the anchoring members whereby the supporting members cannot twist or turn, and a bracing member having a web, said bracing member resting against the web of said rails, a plurality of connecting bars extending from one supporting memher to the other and entirely through the In testimony whereof I have signed my supporting members so as to present proname to this specification in the-presence 10 jections therebeyond; and a body of cgmenl of two subscribing witnesses.

surrouncing said connecting ars an sai supporting members, said cement body eX- GIBSON FAIRMAN' tending from the lower edge of said first Witnesses: mentioned webs and to the upper edge of A. L. KIToHIN,

said socket. PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

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